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The clear sheet that you see peel away is common to HTV (Heat Transfer Vinyl) that usually comes on a heat resistant clear backing. You cut it with the shiny (clear plastic) side down and weed away what you don't want on the shirt. Flip it over, heat press it at the appropriate temperature and time and peel away the clear sheet leaving the vinyl infused into the fabric of the shirt. There are also inkjet printable transfer sheets, dye sublimation and more, most of which have an opaque backing that is peeled away after the transfer is complete. Also, most of us cover the entire top surface of the shirt (or at least that part that will be inside the press) as the top platen can sometimes pick up ink, dye or traces of contamination and you don't want that to transfer onto a clean, new shirt. You can use butcher paper, teflon sheets, parchment paper and other materials that aren't adversely affected by high temps. I use the backing paper off of laminate rolls that I bought from @Dakotagrafx - each piece is re-usable multiple times until it eventually starts to brown from the heat, then I toss it and tear off a new piece.

Sublimation is not a "hobby". It is an obsession. It gets into your bones and you'll find yourself waking up at 3:00 AM and asking "I wonder if there are any new blanks on Conde that weren't there when I checked 4 hours ago?" or "how much do I think I can get away with ordering this time before my wife finally loses it and I come home to find all my stuff in the front yard (again)?" I have no personal experience with the Epson 2750. Check with Cobra Ink (or other sublimation ink suppliers) and see if they sell refillable cartridges before you commit to a purchase of any printer.

Same thing happened to me...

Am I reading that right? $0.86 each at qty 1000? Good for 4 or 5 uses? So that's $0.86 per employee per week? Suggest buttons (with no artwork or mylar, just the metal parts) with adhesive patches applied to the front - they would last MUCH longer that way. You can add the magnetic clothing attachments for about $0.60 each for a total investment of less than $1 in parts per "button" - even if you sell them for 5x as much, they'll save most of that in the first two months... I recently ordered some magnetic clothing attachments from ebay for $0.59 each (with S&H) -- http://www.ebay.com/itm/171143443174 I used them on my el-cheapo zombie disposal badges that I laser engraved. I am unable to attach the 181kb image file because " You are only allowed to upload 1003.52kb." - whatever that means...

Greetings and welcome from small town Iowa!

Greetings and welcome from small town Iowa!

1) dig a pit in your basement. 2) put Mark S in the pit 3) say "it tells us the font, or it gets the hose again"

Today was "Free Day" at the Landfill and I volunteered to help people unload. I volunteered back in June, not knowing today would be super hot and uncomfortable. It was only for 5 hours, and it only got to just over 90° before we were done (at noon) but it was miserable. Hot, humid and a horrible stench that even 20 minutes in a cool shower won't get rid of... I don't ever want to go "outside" again...

What is this "outside" that you speak of?

I think the big red screen of death that Chrome kept throwing up instead of the forums made some people nervous. They'll be back.

For single color, non-complex designs. If it's got multiple colors and/or is a very intricate design with lots of weeding required, you need to bump that up.

Welcome from small town Iowa! You'll probably get a better response to questions in the General Discussion section as more people read it. For permanent installation on a vehicle, I recommend Oracal 751 as a minimum, 951 would be even better. I have no experience in hand tracing and hand cutting, so I can't offer you any advice there, but I would suggest getting a cheap roll of vinyl to experiment with until you get your technique down. You'll also want to look at transfer tapes for removing the vinyl from the backing (liner) and applying to your RV. A lot of us are partial to the RTape brand tapes, but Greenstar tape should work for you, too. US Cutter used to sell a fancy knife with a tiny, adjustable blade that would let you set the depth to cut through a single layer and not the layer behind, so you could cut through vinyl and not the backing, but I don't see it on their site any more. I would look for a knife like that, as you don't want to cut all the way through, or you'll just complicate things. Good luck and don't be afraid to ask more questions!

Tell him they should buy that "Zoom and Enhance" software you see on CSI: - that stuff is amazing! http://www.memecenter.com/fun/28535/Naruto

Which version of the Surface do you have? I think the first version was Windows RT, not real Windows - but I could be mistaken...

That's where the secret NSA monitoring bug used to sit - they haven't added that module to the server yet...

Thanks, @JohnatUSCutter!

I'm still learning VinylMaster myself, so I can't give you an accurate answer, but hopefully the links @skarekrow provided will...

I'm partial to CorelDraw myself. I've been using it since v3 - not X3, but actual version 3.0 (yeah, I'm old - I know!). I have tried numerous times to use Illustrator, but the UI is so different and options are "hidden" compared to what I'm used to, that I inevitably go back to CorelDraw. If you don't have any experience and are going to learn one from scratch, then Illustrator may be easier to pick up then trying to paradigm shift from another UI. Which ever package you pick, YouTube can be your friend with regards to free training videos.

Greetings from small town, Iowa! Nice thing about vinyl, CNC and laser cutters, most of your files can be moved back and forth between machines, depending on software. Vector graphics are very convenient!

Cow tipping?

Someone to the north of me is selling life sized Bigfoot silhouette cutouts made from plywood and painted black or brown. I've seen a few rural homes that have them set way back from the road, in front of some trees or a fence... It's a little unsettling the first time you see one!

This is what happens when they need a moderator on a busy holiday weekend and everyone with a personal life is out grilling and picnicking and I'm just sitting around the house all alone with my 47 cats... I just happened to be the first one to pick up the phone...